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The Family Enrichment Centre was officially opened on September 1, 1987.

In 1973 Father Albert Laisnez raised some concerns at the Senate of Priests about the lack of family life programs in the Archdiocese. After several years of discussions, in 1978, an Ad Hoc Committee was established to address these concerns and present them to the Senate of Priests. However, it wasn't until 1982 that an interim Advisory Committee was formed. Father Seifert was appointed to co-ordinate the preparatory steps for a Family and Life Office and a year later, in 1983, the first Advisory Committee was formed comprised by Father Seifert, Sr. Joan Kirk, Marie MacDonald and Jean Forest. The Advisory Council compiled a report for the Council of Priests (previously known as the Senate of Priests). Also in 1984 Fr. Leo Floyd and Father Michael McCaffery joined the Advisory Council.

The following year, in 1985, Jan Moran was hired as the Co-ordinator of Marriage Preparation through the Catholic Information Centre.

A second proposal was submitted to the Council of Priests in 1986 for the establishment of an Office of Family and Life. This too was rejected due to the high costs of operating an office. The Council of Priests initially thought that the office could be run through the Catholic Social Services and Catholic Information Centre. However in 1987, following the commission style of other Archdiocesan initiatives the Family Enrichment Centre was officially created.

The purposes of the Family Enrichment Centre within the Archdiocese of Edmonton were to strengthen and empower families to achieve their mission of revealing inside and outside the home, human love and the covenant which God the Creator established in Jesus.

In 1987 the immediate tasks of the center were to 1) Develop a theology of family and a philosophy of family life and education; 2) Systematically collect and circulate information on available services and resources in the community; 3) Encourage cooperation among existing groups in the Archdiocese concerned with family life; 4) Collaborate with school systems to develop family life programs and parent education in these areas; 5) Continue to develop and improve the effectiveness of the engaged and newlywed programs; 6) Research family needs and to implement appropriate programs and events as a response to these needs; 7) Train volunteers and leaders; 8) Exercise financial and fiscal control necessary to ensure short and long term support of activities of the Centre; 9) Sponsor workshops or conferences with other Archdiocesan agencies; 10) Evaluate the activities of the Centre to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Established in 1943, the Christian Health Association of Alberta (CHAA) is a provincial not-for-profit health organization. Its members include Christian/Voluntary health facilities, Owners of health facilities, groups and individuals. The CHAA membership is committed to providing health services, which emphasize the Christian values of holistic and ethical care, compassion and justice as well as, the five values enshrined in the Canada Health Act.

The primary goals of the CHAA is to serve as the vehicle for a strong and united voice for the Christian/Voluntary health sector that effectively represents the service interests of its members; provide to members selected services including education, communication, advocacy, issue identification and analysis; create and maintain networks which enhance member's ability to live out the Christian health ministry; advocate for the voiceless and marginated to ensure an appropriate standard of holistic care for all; be proactive in advocating for public health policy, which reflects the vision, vales and ethics of the Catholic/Christian health ministry; and to advocate as "one voice" for institutional members to enable the organization to live out fully the Christian mission of health and healing.

For more information http://www.chaaa.ab.ca/about/index.html

Throughout its history the CHAA has had several administrative, structural and political changes resulting in several name changes. Between 1921 and 1943 they were known as the Western Canadian Catholic Hospital Conference. In 1943 this organization was re-named the Catholic Hospital Conference of Alberta. In 1987 the name was changed to the Catholic Health Association of Alberta. In 1995 the name was changed to the Catholic Health Association of Alberta and Affiliates and in 2003 the name was changed to the Christian Health Association of Alberta.

In 1887, Father Christophe Tissier, OMI, was appointed to organize a parish on the reserve at Winterburn. In 1888, a house-chapel was built. It was blessed and dedicated to St. John the Evangelist on January 4, 1892.

Most of the priests who were in charge of this Mission were Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

In 1900, Father Valentin Vegreville built the first church.

In 1928, Father Patrick Beaudry erected a larger church which was blessed by Archbishop Henry Joseph O’Leary on June 21, 1931 and dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, as requested by the benefactress, Eileen Gibson.

In the summer of 1951, the Indigenous people asked to have the church moved to a more central location. This took place in February 1952. Rev. F. Gamache built a new rectory at the new church site. The old church site was sold to Mr. Robert C. Johnson.

In September 1958, a new church was built and construction was completed in March 1961. Coadjutor Archbishop Anthony Jordan, O.M.I., blessed the new church on June 4, 1961 and dedicated it to Our Lady of Mercy. This church was totally destroyed by fire on November 5, 1990 and all the parish records were lost.

On July 8, 1992, sod was turned for the new church. Construction was started in August, 1992 and completed in February, 1993. On June 20, 1993, the new church was solemnly blessed and dedicated by Archbishop Joseph N. MacNeil.

There are 3 cemeteries for the Enoch Reserve:
• The old one on 199 Street and 79 Avenue, not on the Reserve
• 215 Avenue, on the Reserve
• Next to Our Lady of Mercy Church, on the Reserve

Father Ernest Raymond Battle was born in Ottawa on September 29, 1895. He attended St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto between 1920-1924 and he was ordained in Toronto by Archbishop Neil MacNeil for the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. He was Assistant at St. Anthony’s Parish in Edmonton (1924); missionary-at-large with residence in Stettler (few months in 1924); Pastor at Stettler (1924-1970). He retired September 29, 1970 and passed away in Stettler April 1st 1971.

Father Roland Pierre Bérubé was born in Beaumont, AB, on November 3, 1909. He did his theological studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton between 1929 and 1933 and he was ordained by Archbishop Joseph O’Leary on April 23, 1933.

From 1933-1934, he served as Assistant Pastor at Legal, and served 5 months in 1934 as Assistant Pastor at Chauvin. From 1934-1947, he served as Pastor at St. Lina, where he also started the first rural credit union in Alberta in 1936. From 1947-1949, he served as Pastor at Legal, where he also built the church and rectory in 1949 but the entire complex was destroyed by fire in June 1950. He then served as Administrator at Chauvin from 1949-1950. He was Chaplain at Fort Saskatchewan Jail from 1950-1968. Rev. Bérubé was the First Canadian priest to win the St. Dismas award, given as official recognition for his work among prison inmates; presented at a dinner in Philadelphia in November 1962. In 1952, he was appointed national secretary of the Canadian Catholic Chaplains of correctional institutes.

He was semi-retired in 1968 due to health reasons. But he served as Chaplain in Alberta National Parks during the summer, and as Chaplain in a Convalescent Home in Texas during the winter. Rev. Roland Bérubé retired in 1981 and died in Edmonton on November 29, 1990. He is interred at the Beaumont Cemetery.

In addition to his priestly duties, Rev. Bérubé was also a prolific writer and complied an important history of Edmonton’s priests in between 1818 and 1920.

Ruth Cunningham was the house keeper for two priests in Red Deer, Father Donald MacDonald and Fr. Duncan MacDonnell, and kept contact with them after they left.

Father James Holland was born in Uckfield, England, on May 27, 1905. He studied at St. Joseph’s Seminary and was ordained in Edmonton on April 23, 1933.

He was professor of Sacred Scripture at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Edmonton, from 1933 to 1967. He was Archivist of the Archdiocese from 1967 to 1971 and Associate Pastor at St. Andrew’s Parish, from 1971 to 1982.

He moved to Youville Home, in St. Albert, in November 1982. He died on May 14, 2004.

Msgr. James Alexander MacLellan was born on June 30, 1891, at Broad Cove, NS. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1916 and taught school until 1922. He did his theological studies at St. Peter’s Seminary, London, ON, and at Edmonton Seminary. He was ordained on December 19, 1925 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Edmonton. He was Assistant at St. Joseph’s Cathedral (1925-1926), in charge of Leduc and Millet (1926-1927), Professor of History at St. Joseph’s Seminary (1927-1928; Editor of the Western Catholic (1927-1935; 1964-1966), Resident Champlain at St. Joseph’s College (1927-1940; 1946-1961); Chaplain for the Canadian Army overseas (1940-1946); Resident Chaplain at St. Joseph’s Convent, Edmonton (1961-1979). He was also associated with the Lions Club, the Catholic Women’s League and the Knights of Columbus. In November 1956, he was made a Domestic Prelate by Pope Pius XII. Monsignor MacLellan was also awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal on June 7, 1969. He died on January 21, 1981, in Edmonton.

Monsignor Malone was born in Edmonton on Mach 12, 1906 and ordained priest on June 9, 1929. He was the first native-born Edmontonian to be ordained to the priesthood. He served with various parishes in the Edmonton Archdiocese including: Assistant Pastor, St. Anthony’s 1929 and Vegreville 1930; Assistant Pastor, St Joseph’s Cathedral, 1931-1938; Pastor, Wainwright, 1939; served as Canadian Army Chaplain overseas, 1939 to 1946; Pastor, St. John’s, 1946-1949; Pastor, St. Joseph Cathedral, 1949-1965; Pastor, Assumption Parish, 1965 to 1970. Monsignor Malone remained Pastor Emeritus at Assumption Parish and helped out with various parishes around Edmonton retiring in 1978 to Providence Centre until the time of his death on May 14, 1991.

He was appointed Domestic Prelate by Pope Pius XII in 1956. In June 1986, he was granted an Honorary Degree of Law by University of Alberta.

Rev. Richard William Bednar was born in 1963 in Ponoka Alberta. He attended St. Joseph Seminary between 1958 and 1962 and was ordained into the priesthood on June 2, 1962 at St. Andrew’s by Archbishop Anthony Jordon. His first appointment was as associate pastorl at Sacred Heeat Parish in Edmonton, as well as chaplain at the Royal Alexandra hospital. Over his career as a priest he worked at a number of parishes across the Archdiocese including a number of parishes in Edmonton, and parishes in Stettler, Wetaskiwin, and Leduc.
From 1963-1972 Bednar served as chair of the Archdiocese Liturgical Commission. During this time he also received a bachelor of theology from Newman theological College (1970). He continued his studies in counselling and spiritual at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa, and in Scripture and Canon Law at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax.
Rev. Bednar retired in 2001 from active parish ministry and died July 3, 2006.

Brother Donatus Vervoort had been responsible for teaching Church History at Newman Theological College for over three decades. In 2013 he received the title of professor emeritus.

Henry Joseph O’Leary was born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, on March 13, 1879 to Henry and Mary O'Leary. He attended the Grammar School at Richibucto for his early education. In 1892 he entered St. Joseph's College and remained there until his graduation in June 1897.

In the fall of 1897 he enrolled in the Seminary of Philosophy at Montreal and entered the Grand Seminary in 1898. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1901 at the age of 22 by Bishop Thomas Barry, Bishop of Chatham.

O'Leary continued his ecclesiastical studies in Rome for the next four years and obtained doctorates in Theology, Canon Law, and Philosophy. During this time he studied French at the Sorbonne in Paris and travelled fairly extensively in Europe and the Holy Land.

Upon returning to Canada in 1905 he was appointed Assistant Priest at Bathurst for a few months and then became Pastor at Jacquet River. In 1907 he was appointed Pastor of the Sacred Heart Parish in Bathurst, and in 1908 he became Vicar General of the Diocese of Chatham.

On May 22, 1913 he was ordained Bishop of Charlottetown, a position he held from 1913 to 1920. On September 7, 1920 Henry Joseph O’Leary was appointed the second Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and was installed on December 8, 1920. When O'Leary left the position of Bishop of Charlottetown, his brother Louis was ordained as the next Bishop.

One of O’Leary’s first major acts was the establishment of the Western Catholic in 1921, an Archdiocesan newspaper. Its mandate called for the weekly to report on religious news and to assist people to better understand church teaching.

In addition, an early concern of O'Leary's was to secure priests and seminarians to assist him minister to the large Diocese. In 1922 Archbishop O'Leary went to Toronto in 1922 to speak to the Toronto students of St. Augustine's Seminary and to invite them to come to Edmonton after their ordination to the priesthood.

In 1927 Archbishop O'Leary acquired the buildings of the Oblate Scholasticate and turned it into St. Joseph's Seminary dedicated solely to the formation of diocesan priests. Monsignor James Charles McGuigan became the first Rector of the Seminary before being appointed Archbishop of Regina.

Archbishop O'Leary also oversaw the initial steps in the construction of St. Joseph's Basilica. In 1925 the crypt church was opened for worship, but unfortunately due to financial hardships of the Great Depression it was not completed during his lifetime.

During his episcopate O'Leary oversaw the opening of several new parishes in Edmonton including St. Paul's (1921), St. Alphonsus (1924), St. Andrew's (1927), St. John the Evangelist (1934) and new parishes outside of Edmonton including Edson (1921), Mundare (1922), Bodo (1923), Provost (1925), Killiam (1926), Clandonald (1926), Onaway (1926), Heisler (1927), Olds (1927), Rimbey (1932), Rocky Mountain House (1932) and Thorsby (1934).

On the occasion of his Silver Jubilee of ordination to the priesthood in1926 he was made Assistant at the Pontifical Throne.

Archbishop O'Leary suffered his first severe heart attack at Christmas 1925. John Hugh MacDonald, Bishop of Victoria, was named Co-adjutor of Edmonton with rights of succession of December 12, 1936. Archbishop O'Leary died in St. Joseph's Hospital, in Victoria on March 5, 1938. He was buried in Edmonton.

Anthony Jordan was born on November 10, 1901 in Uphall, Scotland. He received his early education at a parochial school in Broxburn, West Lothian. At the age of 12 the Jordans immigrated to Canada and settled in Alberta. Jordan began his high school studies in Drumheller but persuaded his parents to let him come to Edmonton with three of his friends to finish his secondary education at the Jesuit College. However, when he arrived he found that the college was a French-speaking institution, and as Jordan had not yet learned French the rector of the college suggested that he attend St. Mary's High School.

While living in Edmonton, Jordan boarded at the Oblate Fathers' residence. Not surprisingly he joined the congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1921 and studied for the priesthood at the Ville La Salle Novitiate in Quebec City and he was ordained on 23 June, 1929.

In 1931 he was appointed curate at St. Augustine's Parish, in Vancouver where he remained until 1941 when he was appointed superior of Holy Rosary Scholasticate in Ottawa and bursar of St. Peter's Province of the Oblates.

Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, BC (now the Diocese of Prince George) on June 22, 1945, he was consecrated in St. Albert on September 8 by Cardinal J.M. Rodrigue Villeneuve. Jordan served as Bishop for 10 years before he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop to His Grace Archbishop MacDonald, with right of succession. He succeeded to the See of Edmonton on August 11, 1964, becoming Edmonton’s fourth Archbishop.

In 1962, Jordan attended the Second Vatican Council called by Pope John XXIII. As an open-minded leader he focused his energy in promoting Church renewal through establishing the new Western Catholic Reporter (1965), Vocation Team (1966), Council of Priests (1967), Commission for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations (1968), Adult Learning Commission (1968), and Newman Theological College (1969).

With a long list of accomplishments in a relatively short time, Archbishop Jordan, known as The Promoter of Ecumenism, retired on July 6, 1973. Nine years later, on March 4, 1982 he died at the age of 80.

Archbishop Collins was born January 16, 1947, in Guelph, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Arts from St. Jerome's College, University of Waterloo in 1968. In 1976, he received a Bachelor of Theology from St. Peter's Seminary and a Master of Arts from the University of Western Ontario. Shortly after on May 5, 1973 he was ordained to the Priesthood at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Hamilton, Ontario, by Most Reverend Paul Reding.

After serving at a parish in Hamilton for two years, and also as High School chaplain, he studied Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, where he received a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1978. In the same year he began teaching scripture at St. Peter's Seminary, in London, Ontario, where he was also a spiritual director. Archbishop Collins also served as Rector of St. Peter's Seminary from 1995-1997.

In 1986, he completed a Doctorate in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, with a dissertation on the book of Revelation.

On Mary 25, 1997 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of St. Paul, Alberta, and was ordained to the Episcopate at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Hamilton, Ontario, by Most Reverend Anthony Tonnos. He was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of St. Paul on June 30, 1997. Two years later on February 18, 1999, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, and succeeded Archbishop Joseph MacNeil of Edmonton on June 7, 1999. His installation took place on September 13, 1999. Between March 26, 2001 and November 9, 2001 he served as Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul, Alberta.

During his time as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Archbishop Collins served on numerous councils, committees, and commissions including the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1999-2007) and was chairman of the following: National Theology Commission (1999-2001) and National Commission of Christian Unity (2001-2003). He was a member of the Organizing Committee of Worth Youth Day in Toronto (2002), and was elected by the Canadian Bishops as a delegate to the Synod on the Eucharist in 2005. Archbishop Collins also served on the Newman Theological College Board of Governors (1999-2007), the St. Joseph’s College Board of Governors, University of Alberta (1999-2007), the Board of Directors, Caritas Health Group (1999-2007), and as Member of Board of Directors, Alberta Catholic Health Corporation (1997-2007).

After a decade serving the Roman Catholic Community in Alberta, Archbishop Collins was appointed to the Archdiocese of Toronto, and installed as Archbishop on January 30, 2007. On February 18, 2012 he was elevated to the College of Cardinals.

For additional information please visit the following websites: http://www.archtoronto.org/about_us/archbishop_collins.html and http://www.caedm.ca/AboutUs/OurBishops/ThomasCardinalCollins.aspx.

According to an article in the Western Catholic Reporter, Gregory Albert Schiller was known “for his deep devotion to the church”. His admission file to Saint Joseph Seminary tells us that he was born in Edmonton on June 18, 1917 and was a member of St. Joseph’s parish. He studied at St. Joseph’s Seminary from 1939 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1948, but was never ordained. “He was a long-time active member of the Knights of Columbus and lived his life to ensure God, family and service were placed well ahead of anything he might want for himself.” Gregory Albert Schiller died in Edmonton on August 1, 2004 and is buried in St. Joachim Cemetery.

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